..Although autologous bone has osteoinductive, osteoconductive and osteogenetic properties, its use is subject to certain disadvantages such as: Increased morbidity Limited amount of bone harvested from each donor site...

Mandibular alterations and facial lower third asymmetries in unicoronal synostosis

..In the opinion of the authors, this new informed consent form allows the patient to know the risks related to the orthodontic/surgical therapy better, thus preserving the surgeons from the civil risk and penalties of omission...

..The results showed that spiramycin can be a first choice drug in the treatment of BRONJ, and it should be strongly considered for patients where previous antibiotic therapy did not prove to be effective...

BaS analysis: a new cephalometric study for craniofacial malformations

..Once the fibula was shaped, mandibular reconstruction was completed by positioning the fibula graft on the mandibular stumps. Bone graft modeling by means of template is a rapid, safe, and flexible method to reconstruct the mandible...

..Nasal deviation plays an important role in plagiocephaly nosography, and it is frequent in plagiocephaly and objectivable both in early treated patients and in those patients who did not undergo any surgical correction...

..In addition to cephalometric and anthropometric databases, the measurements from 3-D surface reconstructions from CT were used intraoperatively to establish the correct position of skeletal segments...

..Preliminary results seem to indicate that autofluorescence is a high-performing test for the individuation of oral cancer in populations at risk (sensibility up to 100% and specificity up to 93% in this study)...

..Finally, in selected cases, the bone transporting technique should be considered as a valid alternative to the more "traditional" reconstructive methods because of the extraordinary potential and its favorable cost-benefit ratio. ..

..This case is unusual in several aspects, as the non-reducible dislocation of the TMJ was the first clinical manifestation of the tumour. CT staging showed that this secondary tumour in the condyle was the only bone metastasis...

..1 [142.3] HU) and less dense than the preexisting cortical bone (1721.1 [170.4] HU) at the ninth month.In conclusion, this approach appeared to be a viable solution for the improvement of vertical volume in atrophic mandibles...

..The gold standard for the diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is polysomnography, whose access is however reduced by costs and limited availability, so that additional diagnostic tests are needed...

The "beauty arch: " a new aesthetic analysis for malar augmentation planning

..In our opinion, the transnasal endoscopically assisted approach is a safe and effective procedure for the extraction of highly impacted maxillary canines located within 2 cm from the piriform aperture...

..In the opinion of the authors, this informed consent form allows the patient to know the risks related to the orthodontic/surgical therapy, thus preserving the surgeons from the civil risk and penalties of omission...

Correlation between cranial base morphology and the position of the glenoid fossa in patients with facial asymmetry